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Is "Many a savory dish" grammatically correct? Shouldn't it be "many of savory dishes"?

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Rebecca

The phrase "many a" something is an old-fashioned and literary way of saying "many". So "many a savory dish" is grammatically correct, although it is very old and not commonly used anymore. Ex: The war killed many a soldier. Ex: I've tamed many a horse.

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